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Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
"Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
"We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • November 11, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP undercard debate.
"There’s only one of us who’s actually cut government spending -- not two, there’s one and you’re looking at him."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • November 11, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth Republican presidential debate
Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 11, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 6, 2015 the First in the South Democratic Presidential forum.
"When President Obama was running for re-election … Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • November 10, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 8, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"Go look on the West Point website and you’ll see those specific words, ‘full scholarship to West Point.’ So even though it is, you know, given as a grant for anybody who gets in, those words are used."  
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • November 8, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 8, 2015 comments on "State of the Union"
Says that in polls about 2016 candidate leadership skills, he comes out "two and three and four times higher than anybody else."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • November 8, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 4, 2015 an edited Facebook post
"Every signer of the Declaration of Independence had no federal elected office experience."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2015 the third GOP primary debate.
Says his plan would cut taxes without increasing the deficit.
False
By Linda Qiu • November 5, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on October 28, 2015 the third GOP primary debate.
Says his tax plan wouldn't leave the federal government with a $1.1 trillion hole.
False
By Linda Qiu • November 4, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
Under his tax plan, "the greatest gains, percentage-wise," will be "at the lower end of our plan."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2015 the CNBC debate
The CNBC debate was supposed to be three hours, and he "renegotiated it down to two hours."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 2, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2015 comments during the CNBC debate.
Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich "got lucky with a thing called fracking," which "is why Ohio is doing well."
False
By Linda Qiu • November 2, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
The debt limit deal "allows President Obama to borrow unlimited amounts of money."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 1, 2015 comments on "Meet the Press"
"If you look at the three people on the (debate) stage from the United States Senate, all three of them have a combined two bills that became law that they've sponsored."  
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • November 1, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on November 1, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"We have record numbers of people living in poverty."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • November 1, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on October 29, 2015 a Republican presidential debate
Among manufacturers with fewer than 50 employees, "the average cost in terms of regulations is $34,000 per employee."  
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • October 30, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
"Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on October 28, 2015 the third Republican presidential debate
"92 percent of the jobs lost during Barack Obama’s first term belonged to women."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
Says he "didn’t have an involvement with" nutritional supplement company Mannatech.
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 29, 2015
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